Skirt-frame.



W. RiTGGEBERG.

SKIRT FRAME.

I APPLICATION FILED 00'I'.11, 1912.

1,083,704. Patented Jan.6,1914.

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' SKIRT-FRAME.

Application filed October 11 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 191%.

Serial No. 725,153.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILI-IELM Rtiooncnnc, a subject of the GermanEmperor, and residing at 25 Sonntagstrasse, Bar-men, Germany, stationerymanufacturer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSkirt-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an adjustable skirt frame which will allow of arapid and easy adjustment to the shape of a given model, after which thedressmaker can work without any further trying-on.

According to the present invention the skirt-frame consists of two ormore sections which are made of a stiff material, which will howeveradmit of being rolled up, and which parts have been out to the lines ofa normal figure and are detachably joined to each other at their jointsby means of adjustable devices. The waist portion of these sections havetongues connected to thin cloth or the like, which tongues may by meansof suitably arranged cords be made to lie smoothly and tightly againstthe waist of the figure. The several parts of the skirt frame may alsobe arranged to be folded at certain points, so as to allow of reducingit to a small compass and of more easily transporting it.

In the accompanying drawing a constructional form of the skirt frame isshown in perspective views in Figures 1 and 2, seen from two sides,while Fig. 3 is a plan and Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line AB inFig. 1. Fig. t is a cross section on the line CD, shown on a largerscale. Figs. 5 and 6 show the parts of the skirt frame partly andcompletely folded up respectively. Fig. 7 is a detail of the adjustablewaistband.

As shown in the drawing the skirt frame is divided in front and at theback and is composed of two sections a, 6 made of pasteboard or anysimilar stifi material which nevertheless must possess a certainpliability. These two sections a, b are provided at their front edgewith press buttons or some similar device, by means of which they can-berigidly attached to each other. At the joint at the back tying strings dare provided at a suitable pitch. At the upper edge of the two sectionstongues e are provided which are either formed by the material being cutout in a suitable manner or which are separately attached and are joinedto each other by means of a piece of thin, flexible material f. Thesetongues have two or more lacing eyelets 9 through which a lace h ispassed. By means of these laces the tongues can be drawn more or lessclose to each other and thus secured, so as to be accurately fitted overthe hips of the figure.

For using the skirt frame the two sections a, 7) are first joined infront by means of the respective devices provided there. Then they areplaced over the body of the respective person and joined at the back bymeans of the pairs of strings cl so that the two sections fit snuglyaround the figure. In the same manner the upper part is fitted to theshape of the hips of the respective persons, by tightening the laces 7Land tying them. When thus the skirt frame has been accurately fitted tothe figure of the person, the front oint is opened, so that the wearercan get out of the frame, whereupon the joint is again closed. The skirtframe will then form a model, on which skirts can be fitted. Preferablya steel waistband 2', Fig. 7, is laid around the waist of the person tobe fitted and there adjusted. Subsequently this waistband is secured insuitable manner into the waist of the skirt frame so as to insure theproper size of the waist of the same and also to reinforce the upperpart of the model.

The two sections a, b of the skirt frame have breaks 76 at half theirheight, which breaks are fitted with hinges made of metal or cloth andfurther breaks Z proceeding obliquely from said breaks it in a downwarddirection, both in front and behind, by which breaks Z the triangularpieces at are divided ofi. For conveniently transporting the skirt framethe two sections a, b are detached from each other, folded over at thebreaks Z and then at the breaks 70, Fig. 5. The sections thus foldedtogether are then placed on each other, Fig. 6, and the whole skirtframe will now form a comparatively small parcel which can be easilycarried about.

I claim:

An adjustable skirt frame composed of a plurality of sections made of astiif, but rollable material and cut to a normal figure,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set means for detachably joiningsaid sections my hand in the presence of tWo subscribing together, theupper portion of said sections having tongues joined together by thincloth, Witnesses. lacing devices adapted to fit these tongues l/VILHELMRUGGEBERG. [11. s] closely to the Waist of the figure, the saidWitnesses:

CHAs. J. WRIGHT,

sections hinged at suitable parts and thereby ALBERT NUFER.

adapted to be folded to a small compass.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of .Patents, Washington, D. C.

